Begin by creating sketches keeping your chosen machine in mind on which the mechanical animal will be based, later using the sketches in the creation of stencils the sketches will also be used as a reference in the mono-printing process; the stencils will be employed in the stencil printing process. The final assembly of your mechanical animal will be based on the stencil prints. The goal of this project will be to create a three-dimensional piece cohesive with the sketches and prints. Introducing you to the process of creating one-of-a-kind prints, while working on a two-week deadline.
After choosing our machines to work with, I chose a grapple dozer (pictured below) and an animal to represent the machines I chose an elephant; I made several sketches of elephants refined them, and developed the drawings into mono-prints then progressed to the stencil prints. The stencil prints were used as a guide to gather objects for and to plan the assembly of the mechanical animal.
Materials used: a Speedball printing press, Exacto knife, scissors, Speedball Ink, brayer, and a round wax burr. The stencils were cut from 80-pound drawing paper the heavier weight of the paper provides the raised surface that produces pressure allowing the ink better adherence as the print is guided through the printing press. The three-dimensional mechanical animal was assembled using wire-frame mesh, solder coils, jewelry wire, screws, and fly swatters for ears, wire cutters, needle nose pliers, and round jewelers pliers aided in bending and attaching the pieces. Finished with several coats of metallic spray paint for even color.
After choosing our machines to work with, I chose a grapple dozer (pictured below) and an animal to represent the machines I chose an elephant; I made several sketches of elephants refined them, and developed the drawings into mono-prints then progressed to the stencil prints. The stencil prints were used as a guide to gather objects for and to plan the assembly of the mechanical animal.
Materials used: a Speedball printing press, Exacto knife, scissors, Speedball Ink, brayer, and a round wax burr. The stencils were cut from 80-pound drawing paper the heavier weight of the paper provides the raised surface that produces pressure allowing the ink better adherence as the print is guided through the printing press. The three-dimensional mechanical animal was assembled using wire-frame mesh, solder coils, jewelry wire, screws, and fly swatters for ears, wire cutters, needle nose pliers, and round jewelers pliers aided in bending and attaching the pieces. Finished with several coats of metallic spray paint for even color.
Mechanical Animal | Stencil Print hanging on brick wall
Mechanical Animal | Stencil Print manipulated in Adobe Photoshop hanging on brick wall
Mechanical Animal | Stencil Print manipulated in Adobe Photoshop hanging on brick wall
Mechanical Animal | Stencil Print | Pattern Design
Mechanical Animal | 3D Model
Lady carrying Mechanical Animal | Stencil Print printed on canvas bag
A Grapple Dozer in action Photo Credit: rawpixel.com / U.S. Forest Service (source